As many of you know we released the TEEN TRUTH: BODY IMAGE & SELF-ESTEEM film two years ago, and while the film has achieved success, we feel the TEEN TRUTH LIVE experience is not reaching as many students as we would like it to. We feel that most school activity budgets are committed to bullying & school safety or drug & alcohol abuse instead of body image & self esteem. Even though the media and their statistics constantly remind us that bullying and drugs & alcohol abuse are relevant ...

Stephanie and JC recently took TEEN TRUTH LIVE around the globe to the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Check out Stephanie's personal video camera footage of her (and JC's) trip to the Mariana Islands.

Stephanie J. & TEEN TRUTH in the CNMI from Stephanie J. Armstrong on Vimeo.

TEEN TRUTH: VOICES - Here is the official TEEN TRUTH Film Festival Trailer! You are able to get a glimpse of some the films submitted by teenagers across the United States. The films will be screened on Friday March 18, 2011 at the Stockton Empire Theatre (Stockton, CA) at 6pm. Please come and experience these films along with local musical performances by local Teenagers.

TEEN TRUTH filmmaking team, Erahm Christopher and JC Pohl, recommend the following film because it made them think... DO THE RIGHT THING Written & Directed by: Spike Lee This powerful film explores the fallout of unchecked racism after a scorching summer day brings neighborhood tensions to a boiling point. Seen through the perspectives of the diverse people in a Brooklyn neighborhood, this film made us THINK about the power of our TRUTHS and what can happen if we resort to violence, rather than seek common ground in our ...

#15 REMEMBER YOUR FAITH What do your PERSONAL BELIEFS tell you to do in tough situations?

Read the latest SIMPLE TRUTH from our featured professional contributor... "You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don't make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you." - Maya Angelou It seems you can't turn on the news without hearing some conversation about our present economic challenges. People are losing jobs, houses, and worse, their hope. Money struggles are all consuming, which is what drives my passion to ...

Check out the latest INSIGHT from TEEN TRUTH LIVE: BODY IMAGE & SELF ESTEEM speaker Stephanie Armstrong... The credits of Black Swan rolled, and I sat still, almost numb. There it was - the dirty little secrets about the pursuit of perfection played out in a two-hour movie. I wondered if all the hype about this film came from its cinematic mastery, Oscar worthy acting, and thrilling story line, or because others left the theater feeling a bit of what I felt. Perhaps the fact that I wasn't alone generated ...

TEEN TRUTH filmmaking team, Erahm Christopher and JC Pohl, recommend the following film because it made them think... THE BLIND SIDE Directed by: John Lee Hancock Written by: John Lee Hancock and Michael Lewis (book) Based on an amazing true story, this powerful film follows the incredible life of homeless teen Michael "Big Mike" Oher. Abandoned by everyone in his life, Big Mike struggles without support until Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy take him in, put a roof over his head, hire a tutor and nurture his interest in football. Taking it upon herself to ...

#14 ADJUST YOUR ATTITUDE Check your head - is your attitude getting in the way of MAKING PEACE?

Read this creative essay that a TEEN TRUTH Tribe Member wrote from the perspective of her  friend... Days...Days since I have contacted civilization...I think it still exists...It has to...It has to? Someone who loves me is still out there...Wait? What? Is that possible? Who could possibly love me? My parents tell me that they do but they have to. She tells me the truth when she's angry. All it takes is her hands. Real love doesn't leave bruises or scars or break bones. Real love ...